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95. Kim, R.; Wu, Y.; Tong, R. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Sarglamides A, C, D, E, and F. Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, ASAP, DOI: 10.1039/D4SC03553D.
94. Zhou, Y.; Akkarasereenon, K.; Liu, L.; Lin, R.; Song, Y.; Tong, R. Ecofriendly Protocol for ipso-Bromination of Arylboronic Acids. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 5151-5156. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01570.
93. Foqing Ma, Yunlong Li, Kornkamon Akkarasereenon, Huiying Qiu, Yuen Tsz Cheung, Zhihong Guo, Rongbiao Tong* Aza-Achmatowicz rearrangement coupled with intermolecular aza-Friedel-Crafts enables total syntheses of uleine and aspidosperma alkaloids. Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 5730-5737. DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00601a.
92.Liyan Song*, Yufei Meng, Tongchao Zhao, Lifang Liu, Xiaohong Pan, Binbin Huang, Hongliang Yao, Ran Lin* and Rongbiao Tong*, Unified and Green Oxidation of Amides and Aldehydes for Hofmann and Curtius Rearrangements. Green Chem. 2024, 26, 428-438.
91. Lian-Dong Guo, Yanting Wu, Xin Xu, Zhenyang Lin, and Rongbiao Tong*. Bent π-Conjugation within a Macrocycle: Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Spirohexenolides A and B. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202316259.
90. Wai Fung Cheng+, Shiqiang Ma+, Yin Tung Lai, Yuen Tsz Cheung, Kornkamon Akkarasereenon, Yiqin Zhou, and Rongbiao Tong*, Bismuth-Mediated Intramolecular Aza-Prins Cyclization of Aza-Achmatowicz Rearrangement Products and Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Suaveoline and Sarpagine Alkaloids. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202311671.
89. Wenjun Wang#, Foqing Ma#, Yuen Tsz Cheung, Guihua Zeng, Yiqin Zhou, Zijing Chen, Lixin Liang, Tuoping Luo*, Rongbiao Tong*, Marine Alkaloid Lepadins E and H Induce Ferroptosis for Cancer Chemotherapy. J. Med. Chem. 2023, 66, 11201-11215. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00659.
88. Liyan Song, Gang Li, Wen Guan, Zhijun Zeng, Yanghui Ou, Jiayu Li, Dengqin He, Xiangxiang Fang, Yali Zhang, Jia-qiang Wu, Rongbiao Tong*, Hongliang Yao*. Design, synthesis, and anti-inflammatory activity study of lansiumamide analogues for treatment of acute lung injury. Biomed. Pharmacother. 2023, 166, 115412. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115412.
87. Qirui Zhao, Yusheng Shen, Xiaofen Li, Yulin Li, Fang Tian, Xiaojie Yu, Zhengzhao Liu, Rongbiao Tong, Hyokeun Park, Levent Yobas, Pingbo Huang. Nanobead-based single-molecule pulldown for single cells, Heliyon, 2023, 9, e22306. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22306 86. Yuchen Wang, Shumin Liang, Michael Le Breton, Qiong Qiong Wang, Qianyun Liu, Chin Hung Ho, Bin Yu Kuang, Cheng Wu, Mattias Hallquist, Rongbiao Tong, Jian Zhen Yu*. Field observations of C2 and C3 organosulfates and insights into their formation mechanisms at a suburban site in Hong Kong. Sci. Total Environ. 2023, 904, 166851. 85. Wei, W.; Cheung, K. K.; Lin, R.; Kong, L. C.; Chan, K. L.; Sung, H.; Williams*, I.; Tong*, R.; Lin*, Z.; Jia*, G. [2+2+1+1] cycloaddition for de novo synthesis of densely functionalized phenols. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202307251.
84. Tao Zheng, Jun Xu,* Shaojun Cheng, Jianghai Ye, Shiqiang Ma,* Rongbiao Tong*, Green Halogenation of Indoles with Oxone-Halide. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 11497-11503. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00638.
83. Rongbiao Tong*, The Untold Journey of Total Synthesis of Natural Products. Synlett, 2023, 34 (11), 1215-1229 (invited Account). DOI: 10.1055/a-2010-7874.
82. Peilin Tian, Rongbiao Tong*, In-water Oxidative Suzuki Coupling of Arenes and Arylboronic Acids Using H2O2 as Terminal Oxidant. Green Chem. 2023, 25, 1345-1350. DOI: 10.1039/D2GC04428E.
81. Liyan Song*, Yiqin Zhou, Hanbin Liang, Hongzuo Li, Yunrong Lai, Hongliang Yao, Ran Lin* and Rongbiao Tong*, Two Green Protocols for Halogenative Semipinacol Rearrangement. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 504-512. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02496.
80. Peilin Tian, Wenkang Ye, Xiayan Zhang, Yi Tong, Pei-Yuan Qian*, and Rongbiao Tong*. Ten-step Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Potent Antibiotics Anthracimycin and Anthracimycin B. Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 12776-12781. DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05049h. Highlighted in Synfacts 2023, 19(01), 0090. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751771.
79. Yiting Zheng†, Yuen Tsz Cheung#, Lixin Liang†, Huiying Qiu, Lei Zhang, Anson Tsang, Qing Chen* & Rongbiao Tong*, Electrochemical Oxidative Rearrangement of Tetrahydro-β-carbolines in Zero-gap Flow Cell. Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 10479-10485. DOI: 10.1039/D2SC03951F.
78. Lixin Liang†, Liandong Guo†, and Rongbiao Tong*, Achmatowicz Rearrangement-inspired Development of Green Chemistry, Organic Methodology, and Total Synthesis of Natural Products. Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55. 2326-2340. DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00358.
77. Liyan Song*, Yunrong Lai, Hongzuo Li, Jipeng Ding, Hongliang Yao, Qian Su, Binbin Huang, Ming-An Ouyang, and Rongbiao Tong*, Environmentally Benign and User-friendly in situ Generation of Nitrile Imine from Hydrazone for 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 10550-10554. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01391.
76. Xiayan Zhang, Yi Tong, Gang Li, Hao Zhao, Guanye Chen, Hongliang Yao*, Rongbiao Tong*. [1,5]-Allyl Shift by a Sequential Achmatowicz/Oxonia‒Cope/Retro-Achmatowicz Rearrangement. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202205919. DOI:10.1002/anie.202205919. 
75. Chenxi He, Foqing Ma, Wei Zhang, and Rongbiao Tong,* Reinvestigating FeBr3-Catalyzed Alcohol Oxidation with H2O2: Is High-valent Iron Species (HIS) or Reactive Brominating Species (RBS) Responsible for Alcohol Oxidation? Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 3499-3503. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01133. Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal (https://www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/lit8/440.shtm). 
74. Zhao*, G-D.; Wang, Y.; Wang, C.; Lei, H.; Yi, B.; Tong*, R. Fenton-like Chemistry Enables Catalytic Oxidative Desulfurization of Thioacetals and Thioketals with Hydrogen Peroxide. Green Chem. 2022, 24, 4041-4049. DOI: 10.1039/D2GC01050J. 
73. Guo, L.-D.; Xu, Z.; Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Indole Diterpenes Paspalicine, Paspalinine, and Paspalinine-13-ene. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, Accepted. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115384.
72. Marquez-Cadena, M. A.; Zhang*, W.; Tong*, R. Synthetic Studies toward the Berkeleyacetal Core Architecture. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 9227-9231. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03559.
71. Ma, F.; He, C.; Wang, E.; Tong*, R. Collective Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Marine Decahydroquinoline Alkaloid Lepadins A-E, H, and ent-I. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 6583-6588.
70. Liang, L.; Zhou, S.; Zhang*, W.; Tong*, R. Catalytic Asymmetric Alkynylation of 3,4-Dihydro-beta-carbolinium Ions Enables Collective Total Syntheses of Indole Alkaloids. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 25135-25142. . DOI: 10.1002/angi.202112383.
69. Wang, Y.-C.; Tong*, R.; Yu*, J.-Z. Chemical Synthesis of Multifunctional Air Pollutants: Terpene-derived Nitroxyl Organosulfates. Environ. Sci. Tech. 2021, ASAP. DOI:10.1021/acs.est.1c00348.
68. Zhao, G.; Wang, E.; Tong*, R. From Reactive Oxygen Species to Reactive Brominating Species: Fenton Chemistry for Oxidative Bromination. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 6118-6125. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01709.
67. Zhao, G.; Liang, L.; Wang, E.; Wang, Y.; Tong*, R. Fenton Chemistry for Achmatowicz rearrangement. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 3740-3748. DOI:10.1021/acscatal.1c00219.
66. Zhao, G.; Liang, L.; Wang, E.; Lou, S.; Qi, R.; Tong*, R. Fenton Chemistry Enables Catalytic Oxidative Rearrangement of Indoles using Hydrogen Peroxide. Green Chem. 2021, 23, 2300-2307. DOI: 10.1039/d1gc00297. Selected by editor as a 2021 HOT Green Chemistry Article.
65. Wang, J.; Márquez-Cadena,† M. A.; Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of (+)-Penostatins A and C. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 5074-5078. **Highlight in ChemBeanGo 2020-07-06.
64. Liaw, M. W.; Cheng, W. F.; Tong*, R. C-Aryl Glycosylation: Palladium-catalyzed Aryl-Allyl Coupling of Achmatowicz Rearrangement Products with Arylboronic Acids. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 6663-6674. ** Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal (ID: J42-Y2020).
63. Song*, L.; Su, Q.; Lin, X.; Du, Z.; Xu, H.; Ouyang, M.-A.; Yao, H.; Tong*, R. Cascade Claisen and Meinwald Rearrangement for One-Pot Divergent Synthesis of Benzofurans and 2H-Chromenes. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 3004-3009. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00770.
62. Zhao, G.; Canterbury, D. P.; Taylor, A. P.; Cheng, X.; Mikochik, P.; Bagley, S. W.; Tong*, R. Synthesis of 2-Arylpiperidines via Pd-Catalyzed Arylation of Aza-Achmatowicz Rearrangement Products with Arylboronic Acids. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 458-463. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04220. **Highlighted in Synfacts 2020, 16(4), 0383. Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal (ID: J54-Y2020).
61.
Márquez-Cadena,† M. A.; Ren,†
J.; Ye, W.; Qian*, P.; Tong*, R.
Asymmetric Total Synthesis Enables Discovery of
Antibacterial Activity of Siladenoserinols A and
H.
Org. Lett.
2019,
21, ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03857. (†equal
contribution).
60. Xu#, J.; Liang#, L.; Zheng, H.; Chi, Y. R.; Tong*, R. Green Oxidation of Indoles using Halide Catalysis. Nat. Commun., 2019, 10: 4754. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12768-4. (#equal contribution).
59.
Wang, Y.-C.; Ma, Y.; Li, X.; Kuang, B. Y.;
Huang, C.; Tong*, R; Yu*, J. Z.
Monoterpene and sesquiterpene α-hydroxy
organosulfates: Synthesis, MS/MS
characteristics, and ambient presence.
Environ.
Sci. Tech.
2019,
53, 12278-12290.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04703.
58.
Zhang, Z.; Zhang, W.; Kang, F.; Ip, F. C. F.; Ip*,
N. Y.; Tong*, R.
Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Rhynchophylline
and Isorhynchophylline.
J. Org.
Chem.
2019,
84, 11359-11365. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01977.
57.
Zhao, G.; Liang, L.; Wen, C. H. E.; Tong*, R.
Efficient
in situ Generation of Nitrile Oxides from
NaCl-Oxone Oxidation of Various Aldoximes and
their 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition.
Org. Lett.,
2019,
21, 315-319. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b03829.
56. Zhao, G.; Tong*, R. Silica gel enables Achmatowicz rearrangement using KBr/Oxone under “anhydrous” condition for one-pot functionalization. Tetrahedron, 2019, 75, 1669-1675. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.12.022. (Invited contribution)
55. Zhao, G.;
Tong*,
R.
A Solvent-free Catalytic Protocol for
Achmatowicz Rearrangement.
Green
Chem.
2019,
21, 64-68. DOI: 10.1039/c8gc03030h.
54.
Yu†,
J.; Zhang†,
Z.; Zhou, S.; Zhang, W.; Tong*, R.
Evolution of Two Routes for Asymmetric Total
Synthesis of Tetrahydroprotoberberine Alkaloids.
Org.
Chem. Front.
2018,
5,
242-246. (†
These authors contribute
equally. Invited Contribution)
53.
Fu,#
G.; Zhang,# W.; Ng, Y.; Du, D.; Ip, F. C. F.;
Tong*,
R.; Ip*, N. Y.
Diarylheptanoids from the Rhizomes of Alpinia
officinarum Inhibit Aggregation of Alpha-synuclein.
J. Agri.
Food Chem.,
2017,
65, 6608-6614.
52. Zhang, Z.; Tong*,
R.
Synthetic Approaches to 2,6-trans-Tetrahydropyrans.
Synthesis 2017,
49, 4899-4916 (Invited Review).
DOI:
10.1055/s-0036-1588577.
51.
Cheng, H; Zhang, Z.; Yao, H.; Zhang, W.; Yu, J.;
Tong*, R. “Unified
Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Alotaketals A-D
and Phorbaketal A”
Angew.
Chem. Int. Ed.
2017,
56, 9096-9100.
50. Wang, Y.; Ren, J.; Huang, X. H. H.; Tong*, R.; Yu*, J. Z. Synthesis of Four Monoterpene-derived Organosulfates and their Quantification in Atmospheric Aerosol Samples. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51, 6791-6801. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01179.
49. Xu, J.; Tong*, R. "An Environment-friendly Protocol for Oxidative Halocyclization of Tryptamine and Tryptophol Derivatives". Green Chem. 2017, 19, 2952-2956. DOI: 10.1039/C7GC01341H.
48. Song*, L.; Huang, F.; Guo, L.; Ouyang, M.-A.; Tong*, R. "A Cascade Claisen Rearrangement/o-Quinone Methide Formation/Electrocyclization Approach to 2H-Chromenes". Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 6021-6024. DOI: 10.1039/C7CC03037A.
47. Zhou, S.; Tong*, R. 3-Step Catalytic Asymmetric Syntheses of 13-Methyltetrahydroprotoberberine Alkaloids. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1594-1597.
46. Zhang, W.; Yao, H.; Yu, J.; Zhang, Z.; Tong*, R. Total Syntheses of Sesterterpenoid Ansellones A and B and Phorbadione. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 4787-4791. **Highlighted in Synfact 2017, 574.
45. Yao*, H.; Wang, J.; Tong*, R. Recent Developments in Total Syntheses of Cephalosporolides, Penisporolides, and Ascospiroketals. Chem. Rec. 2017, 17, 1109-1123 ( invited contribution, Review). DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201700001.
44. Li, Z.; Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of (-)-Hedycoropyrans A and B. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 1127-1135. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02738. (Top 20 most downloaded articles in Jan and Feb, 2017).
43. Wang, J.; Tong*, R. A NMR method for relative stereochemical assignments of the tricyclic core of cephalosporolides, penisporolides and related synthetic analogues. Org. Chem. Front. 2017, 4, 140-146. DOI: 10.1039/c6qo00556j.
42.
Li, H.;
Tong, R.; Sun*, J.
Catalytic
Enantioselective Aza-Piancatelli Rearrangement.
Angew.
Chem. Int. Ed.
2016,
55, 15125-15128.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201607714. 41. Song*, L.; Yao, H.; Dai, Y.; Wu, M.; Tong*, R. Recent Developements in Total Syntheses of Aculeatins. Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 4257-4263. (Invited contribution).
40. Yu, J.; Zhou, Y.; Lin*, Z.; Tong*, R. Regioselective and Stereospecific Copper-catalyzed Deoxygenation of Epoxides to Alkenes. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4734-4737.Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal on May 15, 2017.
39. Li, Z.; Tong*, R. Catalytic Environmentally Friendly Protocol for Achmatowicz Rearrangement. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 4847-4855.
38.
Li, Z.-R.; Li, J.; Gu, J.-P.; Lai, J. Y. H.;
Duggan, B. M.; Zhang, W.-P.; Li, Z.-L.; Li,
Y.-X.; Tong, R.; Xu, Y.; Lin, D.-H.; Moore, B. S.;
Qian, P.-Y. “Divergent
biosynthesis yields a cytotoxic aminomalonate-containing
precolibactin”.
Nature
Chem. Biol.
2016, 12, 773-775.
DOI:
10.1038/nchembio.2157. 37. Wang, J.; Tong*, R. Total Synthesis of Purported Cephalosporolides H and I, Penisporolide B, and their Stereoisomers. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 4325-4339. (Top 20 most downloaded articles in May 2016). Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal on November 14, 2016.
36.
Yu,
J.; Ma, H.; Yao, H.; Cheng, H.;
Tong*, R.
Diastereoselective and Regiodivergent Oxa-[3+2]
Cycloaddition of Achmatowicz Products and Cyclic
1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds.
Org. Chem. Front.
2016, 3,
714-719 (Invited contribution).
35. Wang, J.;
Tong*, R. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of
ent-Ascospiroketals A and B.
Org. Lett.
2016, 18,
1936-1939.
34.
Zhou, S.; Tong*, R.
A General Concise Strategy Enables Collective
Total Syntheses of >50 Protoberberine and 5
Aporhoeadane Alkaloids within 4-8 steps.
Chem. Eur. J.
2016, 22, 7084-7089.
DOI:
33.
Zhang, W.; Tong*, R.
Synthetic Approaches To Construct the 6,8-DOBCO
Framework in Natural Products.
J.
Org. Chem.
2016, 81, 2203-2212.
(Invited contribution)
32.
Li, Z.;
Tong*, R.
Asymmetric Total Syntheses of
trans-2-Aryl-6-alkyltetrahydropyranes Diospongin
B and Parvistones D and E from a Common
Precursor.
Synthesis,
2016, 48, 1630-1636.
31.
Zhu, L.;
Tong*, R.
Total Synthesis of
ent-(+)-Cinanthrenol
A.
J. Antibiotics
2016, 69, 280-286.
DOI:10.1038/ja.2015.114.
(Invited contribution)
30. Li, Z.; Tong*, R. Highly trans-Selective Arylation of Achmatowicz Rearrangement Products by Reductive γ-Deoxygenation and Heck-Matsuda Reaction: Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (-)-Musellarins and Analogues. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 11152-11157.
29.
Zhu, L.;
Tong*, R.
Structural
Revision of Uprolide G Acetate: Interplay of NMR
data Analysis and Chemical Synthesis.
Synlett
2015, 26, 1643-1648.
(Synpacts, invited contribution)
28.
Zhu, L.;
Tong*, R.
Structural Revision of (+)-Uprolide F Diacetate
Confirmed by Asymmetric Total Synthesis.
Org. Lett.
2015,
17,
1966-1969. (Top 20 Most downloaded articles for
April, 2015)
27.
Ren, J.; Wang, J.;
Tong*, R.
Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Attenol B.
Org. Lett.
2015,
17,
744-747. (Top 20 most downloaded articles in
Jan-Feb 2015).
26.
Zhu, L.; Liu, Y.; Ma, R.;
Tong*, R.
Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of
(+)-Uprolide G Acetate.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
2015,
54, 627-632.
Highlighted in SynFacts in
2015,
11, 120.
25.
Yao, H.; Song, L.; Liu,
Y.; Tong*, R.
Cascade Michael Addition/Cycloketalization of
Cyclic 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds: Important Role
of the Tethered Alcohol of α,β-Unsaturated
Carbonyl Compounds on Reaction Rate and
Regioselectivity.
J.
Org. Chem.
2014,
79,
8774-8785.
24.
Li, Z.; Leung, T.-F.;
Tong*, R.
Total Syntheses of (±)-Musellarins
A-C.
Chem. Commun.
2014,
50,
10990-10993.
23.
Ren, J.;
Tong*, R.
Asymmetric Total Synthesis of
(+)-Didemniserinolipid B via Achmatowicz
Rearrangement/Bicycloketalization.
J.
Org. Chem.
2014,
79,
6987-6995. (Top 20 most downloaded JOC articles:
July & August 2014).
Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal on April
20, 2015.
22.
Song, L.; Yao, H.;
Tong*, R.
Biomimetic Asymmetric Total Syntheses of
Spirooliganones A and B.
Org. Lett.
2014,
16,
3740-3743.
Highlighted in Synfacts: 2014, 10, 1010.
21.
Ren, J.; Liu, Y.; Song,
L.; Tong*, R.
Scalable Asymmetric Total Syntheses of
(+)-Psoracorylifol B and (+)-ent-Psoracorylifol
C.
Org. Lett.
2014,
16,
2986-2989.
Highlighted in Synfacts: 2014, 10, 904.
And Highlighted in Organic Chemistry Portal,
2014, November 10.
20.
Song, L.; Lee, K. H.;
Lin*, Z.;
Tong*, R.
Structural Revision of Cephalosporolide J and
Bassianolone.
J.
Org. Chem.
2014,
79,
1493-1497.
Highlighted in
Computational Chemistry Highlights, Feb 17th,
2015.
19.
Yao, H.; Song, L.;
Tong*, R.
Total Synthesis of Aculeatin A via Double
Intramolecular Oxa-Michael Addition of
Secondary/Tertiary Alcohols.
J.
Org. Chem.
2014,
79,
1498-1504. (Top 20 most downloaded JOC article
of the month).
Highlighted in Organic
Chemistry Portal
2014,
October 27th.
18.
Song, L.; Liu, Y.;
Tong*, R.
Cephalosporolide B Serving as a Versatile
Synthetic Precursor: Asymmetric Biomimetic Total
Syntheses of Cephalosporolides C, E, F, G, and
(4-OMe-)G.
Org. Lett.
2013,
15,
5850-5853.
17.
Ren, J.;
Tong*, R.
Convenient in situ generation of various
dichlorinating agents from oxone and chloride:
diastereoselective dichlorination of allylic and
homoallylic alcohol derivatives.
Org. Biomol. Chem.
2013,
11,
4312-4315.
16.
Song, L.; Yao, H.; Zhu,
L.; Tong*, R.
Asymmetric Total Syntheses of (-)-Penicipyrone
and (-)-Tenuipyrone via Biomimetic Cascade
Intermolecular Michael
Addition/Cycloketalization.
Org. Lett.
2013,
15,
6-9.
Highlight in Synfacts
2013,
9(3), 0243.
And
Highlight in Organic Chemistry Portal. 2014,
January 13.
15.
Yao, H.; Ren, J.;
Tong*, R.
A short and flexible route to
tetrahydropyran-4-ones via conjugated nitrile
oxides cycloaddition and oxa-Michael
cyclization: a concise diastereoselective total
synthesis of (±)-diospongin
A.
Chem. Commun.
2013, 49, 193-195.
14.
Zhu, L.; Song, L.;
Tong*, R.
Diastereoselective
Reductive Ring Expansion of Spiroketal
Dihydropyranones to
cis-Fused
Bicyclic Ethers.
Org. Lett.
2012,
14,
5892-5895.
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13.
Smith*, A. B., III; Hoye,
A. T.; Martinez-Solorio, D.; Kim, W.-S.;
Tong,
R.
Unification of Anion Relay
Chemistry with the Takeda and Hiyama
Cross-Coupling Reactions: Identification of an
Effective Silicon-Based Transfer Agent.
J. Am.
Chem. Soc.
2012,
134,
4533-4536.
12.
McDonald*, F. E.;
Tong,
R.; Boone, M.A.; Valentine, J. C. The
Adventure of Abudinol, and the Misadventure of
Muzitone. In
Strategies and Tactics in Organic Synthesis.
Ed. Harmata, M.;
2012,
volume 8, Chapter 9, page 225-260.
11.
Smith*, A. B., III;
Tong,
R.; Kim, W.-S.; Maio, W. A. Anion Relay
Chemistry: Access to the Type II ARC Reaction
Manifold through a Fundamentally Different
Reaction Pathway Exploiting
1-Oxa-2-silacyclopentanes and Related Congeners.
Angew.
Chem. Int. Ed.
2011,
50,
8904-8907.
10.
Wein, A. N.;
Tong,
R.; McDonald*, F. E. An Economical
Synthesis of 4-Trimethylsilyl-2-butyl-1-ol,
Org.
Synth.
2011,
88,
296.
9.
Smith*, A. B., III;
Tong,
R. Benzyl and Phenylthiomethyl Silanes: A
New Class of bifunctional Linchpins for Type II
Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC).
Org.
Lett.
2010,
12,
1260-1263.
8.
Smith*, A. B., III; Kim,
W.-S.;
Tong,
R. Uniting Anion Relay Chemistry with
Pd-Mediated Cross Coupling: Design, Synthesis
and Evaluation of Bifunctional Aryl and Vinyl
Silane Linchpins.
Org.
Lett.
2010,
12,
588-591.
7.
Boone, M. A.;
Tong, R.; McDonald*, F. E.; Lense, S.;
Cao, R.; Hardcastle, K. I. Biomimetic Syntheses
from Squalene-Like Precursors: Synthesis of
Abudinol B, and Reassessment of the Structure of
Muzitone
J. Am.
Chem. Soc.
2010,
132,
5300-5308.
6.
Tong, R.;
Boone, M. A.; McDonald*, F. E. Stereo- and
Regioselective Synthesis of Squalene
Tetraepoxide.
J.
Org. Chem.
2009,
74,
8407-8409.
30.
Tong, R.;
McDonald*, F. E.
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